Posted By: brandy on 2007-05-25
In Reply to: It's going to be a long summer. I need advice....sm - fed up

we have 14 kids in 6 houses on my street.  all under age 10.  the kids are all staying home all summer.  i did put my 2 in summer school but its only 4 hours in the morning.  we have been going through this for way too long. our rules are that my kids have to stay in my yard,,,they can have friends over, but they are not to get out of my sight.  sick of having them bullied, and then myself bullied when their parents find out i have yelled at their kids....lol, i had a post a few days ago about my trashy neighbors and they bad kids...the topic went on for a while.... long story short...we are selling our house and getting out of here.

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